Railroad-rail fastening



S. A. SWANSON.

RAILROAD RAIL FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4,'I9I9.

1,337,851. Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

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RAILROAD-RAIL FASTENING.

earner.

Application filed Novenber 4 7b 5 7Z whom it may concern.-

it known that 1, Swan A. Swanson, a v citizen of the Unitel States,residing at Kellettville, in the county of Forest and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inli-aib road-Bail Fastenings, of which the follow ing is a specificatioMy invention relates to new and useful improvements in railroad railfastenings and the primaryobject of the invention is to provide a deviceof this nature which will prevent rails from moving with relation to oneanother or with the railroad ties. 1

Another important object of the invention is to provide a device of theabove nature including means for maintaining the ends of ails in theirproper relationship to one another. 1

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the abovenature with which the rails may be readily assembled, which is strong,durable, can be manufactured at a minimum cost, and is highly eiiicientin practice.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentduring the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of the description andwherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughoutthe several views,

Figure 1 is a top plan of my invention' applied to a section of a track,

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through one of the ties, and railsassociated there-v with, on the line 33 of Fig. 1. n

Fig. 4 is a top plan of one end of one of the ties with the rail removedtherefrom,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary vertical section through the same, and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of my improved spliced bars.

In the drawings, wherein is shown, for the purpose of illustration apreferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 7 designates a sectionof a railroad track, including the usual rails 8. .My improved tie 9forming a part of this invention is adapted to be interposed between theusual ties at spaced intervals along the track, and I desire itunderstood that my invention may be applied to curved tracks, just asefi'ectively Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 192( 1919. Serial No. 335,676.

as it can be associated with straight tracks. One end 10 of each tie 9is enlarged or provided with a relatively wide tread surface and theseenlarged ends are alternately arranged upon opposite sides of the trackas more clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

As more clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the upper face of myimproved tie is recessed longitudinally as at 11 to provice the tie witha pair of oppositely aranged undercut portions 12 adapted for thereception of the outer rail flange of each rail, and consequently. willprevent any out ward movement of the rails. It is to be noted that eachrail joint 13 of the rails is made upon the enlarged end of each tie 9.This arrangement-will materially assist in maintaining the ends of therails in proper relationship the rail flanges are engaged in therelatively wide undercut portions 12. Inward movement of the rail uponthe relative narrowest portion of the tie is prevented by fasteningelements 14 such as spikes being driven into the recessed face 11 of thetie to engage the inner flange of the rail. The enlarged end 10 of eachtie is, provided with'a longitudinally extending recess 15, which isV-shaped in cross section, the ends of the recess extending beyond theundercut portion 12 and the longitudinal edges of the rail flanges. Theends or": the recess incline in opposite directions from the bottom ofthe recess to the upper face of the tie, as more clearly shown in Figs.3 and 5,'and it will be noted that the recess 15 is arranged directlyunder the free ends of the rails, for a purpose which will presentlyappear. I

The ends of each pair of rails which are arranged above the recess 15 inthe tie, are joined by splicebars 16 which are arranged upon oppositesides of the webs of the rails and secured thereto through the medium offastening elements such as bolts 17. Each splice bar is equipped with anoutwardly extending flange 18 which overlies one of the rail flanges,the outermost splice bar flange being received in theundercut portion 12of the enlarged end 10 of the tie. The outer edge of each splice barflange, intermediate its ends, is provided with a depending V-shapedtongue 19 for reception and snug engagement within the recess 15, toprevent the rails from moving transversely across the tie. As the union13 of the rail ends is made equi-distant from the ends'of the splicebars, and the tongues 19 are arranged intermediate the ends of thesplice bars, it will be seen that they engage the edges of the railflanges where they meet and consequently assist in maintaining the railsin their proper relation when united. The inner splice bar 18 is heldrigid and in its proper position through the medium of spikes 20 or thelike being driven into the recessed face 11 of the tie to engage thesplice bar flange.

Although the sides of the V-shaped tongues 19 snugly engage the sides ofthe recess 15 when they are locked in position, nevertheless the splicebars may be readily removed from the rails upon removal of the fasteningelements, as the tongues 19 may be moved up along the inclined ends ofthe recess 15 and longitudinally of the tie.

The foregoing description and accompanying drawings have reference towhat might be considered to be the approved or preferred form of myinvention. I desire it to be understood that I may make such changes inthe construction, combination" and arrangement of parts, materials,dimensions, et cetera, as may prove expedient and fall within the scopeof the ap pended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is 1- 1. The combination with a tie havinga V recess therein, of a pair of rails, splice bars joining the ends ofsaid rails, and each of saidbars being provided with means to be snuglyreceived in said recess to prevent the rails from moving transverselyupon the tie.

2. The combination with a tie having a longitudinally extending recesstherein, of.

a pair of rails, splice bars joining the ends of said rails, and each ofsaid bars being provided intermediate its ends with V a tongue to bereceived in said recess, and said tongues being arranged to overlap theedges of the rails forthe purpose set forth.

3. The combination with a tie having an undercut extending transverselyof the tie, said tie being further provided with a longitudinallyextending recess, of a pair of rails having their outer flanges engagedin said undercut, fastening elements engaging the inner rail flanges,splice bars engaging opposite sides of said rails, and a tongue on eachplate for engagement with said recess.

4. The combination with a tie having an undercut extending transverselyof the tie, said tie being'further provided with a longitudinallyarranged V-shaped recess extending upon opposite sides of said unuercutportion, of a pair of rails having their outer flanges engaged in saidundercut, fastening elements engaging the inner rail flanges, splicebars engaging opposite sidesof said rails, and a ii-shaped tongue oneach plate for engagement with said recess.

5. In combination with a tie having an undercut extending transverselyof the tie, said tie being further provided with a lon gitudinallyextending recess, of a pair of rails having their outer flanges engagedin said undercut, fastening elements engaging the inner rail flanges,splice bars engaging opposite sides of the rails, one of said bars beingengaged in said undercut, "and a tongue on each bar for engagement withsaid recess.

6. The combination with a tie having a longitudinally arranged recesstherein, said. recess being V-shaped in cross'section and having itsends inclined from the bottom of the recess to the upper face of thetie, of a pair of rails, splice bars therefor, and a V-4 shapeddepending tongue on each bar snugly engaging said V-shaped recess toprevent longitudinal and transverse-movement of the rails upon the tie.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SWAN ALBIN Sl VANSON.

Witnesses OSCAR A. ALMs, Lnwrs ARNER.

